If I take our street in mind we have neighbors from Morocco, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Israel, Ethiopia, Colombia, Suriname, Italy, Venezuela, Japan.... How knowledgeable am I about everyone's culture? I am from the Netherlands and have never traveled outside of Europe, for example. I have no language skills and speak a meager word of English. We always took vacations in Western Europe, so I know a thing or two about that. And how is that for you? Are you from the Netherlands or are you from elsewhere? How well do you know the "idiosyncrasies" of other cultures?
Invitation to meet other cultures
To meet while enjoying a snack and a drink, the Noorddam Center will be open on Saturday, October 11, from 4-7 p.m. Everyone from Bovenkerk is welcome. There will be dishes waiting for you from all over the world. You can taste everything for free. As entrance you pay €3.00 per person and for that you get one free drink at the bar.
Bovenkerks Recipe Book
During the Bovenkerks Food Festival, the Bovenkerks Recipe Book will be launched. It is a cookbook in development where various residents in the neighborhood have shared their favorite recipe from their country of origin. There will be a free copy for everyone who helped. If you would also like to contribute to an improved 2026 edition, you can sign up for this during this day.
All the facts at a glance
According to CBS figures as of 2025, Amstelveen is a municipality with approximately 96,000 residents of which more than half (53.8% = 51,500) have a migration background. Over a quarter (27% = 14,000) come from Europe and (73% = 37,500) come from outside. Just under half (47% = 24,000) of the migrants come from Asia. This makes Amstelveen the leader in the Netherlands for the proportion of people with a non-Western migration background.